Penicillin Allergy Tests Show Promise in NYC and St Louis
Doctors at Bellevue Hospital and Washington University pursue a new skin test using penicillin G mixed with penicillayl polylysine to identify patients at risk. So far, 5,000 patients have been tested with results indicating only those who react with a red swelling may show true allergy.
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Chicago
New York City
St Louis
Bernard Levine
New York University
Bellevue Hospital
Charles Parker
Washington University
St. Louis
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Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology
Profiles in science Joseph J Thomson
This profile chronicles Joseph J Thomson (1856 1940) who discovered the electron and shaped the theory of matter. Born in England and educated at Cambridge, he spent most of his career at the university, winning the Nobel Prize and mentoring many influential scholars.
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Joseph J Thomson
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England
Cambridge
R.A. Millikan
Supersonic transits face huge hurdles for coast to coast flights
In a two part survey, David Hoffman argues the United States could pursue a supersonic transport but faces safety costs. He outlines technical, economic, and health risks, from heat and cabin cooling to sonic booms and solar flare threats, and notes a potential $2 billion price tag and mixed public reception.
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David Hoffman
New York
United States
Federal Aviation Agency
Pioneer
Boeing
Lockheed
Curtiss-Wright
Earth
FAA
Oklahoma City
Bo K. O. Lundberg
Sweden
Aeronautical Research Institute
London Observer
America
Nature Antibodies Offer Lessons for Military Strategy
A science report describes how the body’s antibodies target germs like a defensive army, suggesting that understanding natural immune strategies could inspire new weapons. Dr Melvin H Kaplan cites rheumatic fever and strep infections to explain antibody specificity and potential ways to block germ attack on human tissue.
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Earl Ubell
Kaplain
Herald Tribune
Uulves
Nave
Kaplan
Melvin H Kaplan
Will of Medicine
Cleveland
Weil
Strep
Trade pact signed by China and Czechoslovakia for 1964
The Communist New China News Agency reported that China and Czechoslovakia signed a 1964 trade agreement. under the pact China will import steel products textiles machine tools trucks and machine parts in exchange for mineral ores animal products and other goods.
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Tokyo
UPI
Red China
Czechoslovakia
Communist New China News Agency
China
First precise speeds for fish swimming measured
New York reports scientists clocked yellowfin tuna and wahoo at speeds exceeding 45 miles per hour. UCLA's Vladimir Walters and associate Harry Fierstine conducted experiments off Puerto Rico to convert theory into fact, measuring actual swim speeds and debunking earlier estimates.
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UPI
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Vladimir Walters
University of California
Los Angeles
Harry L .Fierstine
Tome
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